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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ivan E Sutherland, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Charles E Molnar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395559 ; 395849 ;
Abstract
A technique is disclosed for interlocking FIFO data paths. The data paths are interlocked using a series of control elements which receive input signals not only from the other control elements of their own path, but also from control elements of an adjacent data path. Queues may also be employed between the FIFO control chains to provide greater freedom in the interlocking mechanism.